Accomplishments & Awards

During the Steel City Rowing Club's first ten years of existence (1999-2009), over 50 SCRC rowers were national champions and 6 represented the United States in world competitions. In addition to the Worlds, SCRC qualified rowers to the Youth Invitational (now the Youth for seven years, including 2004, when SCRC qualified in all sculling events. SCRC has flourished in indoor rowing as well, winning the C.R.A.S.H.-B. indoor rowing competition.

In August 2003, two of the four boats on the women’s team that the United States sent to the Junior World Championships in Athens, Greece were filled with rowers from Steel City Rowing Club in Verona, Pennsylvania. In 2004, two young women qualified to represent the U.S.A. at the Women's Junior World Championships in Banyoles, Spain. In 2009, one young man qualified to represent the U.S.A. at the Men's Junior World Championships in Correzien, France.

World Indoor Rowing Champions

• 2006 Veteran Lwt Women 'G': Peggy Reding
• 2004 Lwt College Women: Carey Brezler
• 1998 Master Lwt Women: Dori (Tompa) Martin

Junior National Team Members

• 2009 1x: Matt Maddamma, Chartiers Valley High School, Carnegie
• 2007 1x: Suzanne Maddamma, Chartiers Valley High School, Carnegie
• 2006 4x: Suzanne Maddamma, Chartiers Valley High School, Carnegie
• 2005 2x: Meredith Meehan, Shaler Area High School, Shaler
• 2005 2x: Katrina Gagnon, Bettindorf High School, Bettindorf, IO
• 2004 2x: Cara Dermody, Winchester Thurston School, Oakmont
• 2004 2x: Emily Schofield, Shadyside Academy, Fox Chapel
• 2003 2x: Cara Dermody , Winchester Thurston School, Oakmont
• 2003 2x: Emily Schofield, Shadyside Academy, Fox Chapel
• 2003 1x: Meg Gaab, Our Lady of Sacred Heart School, Sewickley
• 2002 1x: Abby Loughrey, Winchester Thurston School, Shaler
• 2001 2x: Abby Loughrey, Winchester Thurston School, Shaler
• 2001 2x: Heather Schofield, Fox Chapel High School, Fox Chapel
• 1999 2x: Abby Loughrey, Shaler Area School, Shaler

USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll Awards

• 2011 - Jenna Hebert (1 of 57 student athletes) USRowing press release

USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll Honorable Mention Awards

• 2011 - Alison Simmons (1 of 62 student athletes) USRowing press release

SCRC Volunteer of Year

• 2011 - Lucy Tuttle Smith

SCRC Female Athlete of the Year

• 2011 - Maddy Pollock

SCRC Male Athlete of the Year

• 2011 - William Fox III